‘God help us’ if Boris Johnson returns, David Davis warns ‘obsessed’ Tory backers

Tories ‘would not return to government’ if they change leader before 2024 election, says senior MP

Former prime minister Boris Johnson (Getty Images)

A Boris Johnson comeback would doom the Conservatives to defeat at the next general election, former cabinet minister David Davis has said.

The senior party figure warned fellow Tories not to be tempted by the former prime minister’s “obsessed” backers into inviting a return.

“There are in Tory party about 20 per cent [of MPs] who are obsessed by the fact they voted for him and therefore he should be [in power] irrespective of what sin he committed,” Mr Davis told The Independent.